Criminal – Continuance – Self-defense

Where a defendant was convicted of assault and battery, that conviction must be affirmed, as (1) the judge did not abuse his discretion in denying the defendant’s motion to continue the trial, (2) there was sufficient evidence that the defendant did not act in self-defense, (3) the judge did not err in instructing the jury about self-defense and (4) there were no errors in the prosecutor’s closing argument.